Sectional billiard cue



Aug p c. E. sEEMAN E-r AL SEGTIONAL BILLIARD CUE Filed June 1G, 1922 3gNQNTORS BY w,

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Patented Aug. v19, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. vSlim-)BILAN .AND LOUIS V. BARACH, OF PITTSBURGH,PNNSYLVANIA.

`snciirolvar., BIL'LIARD CUE.

Application filed June 16, 1922. Serial No. 568,710.

To all whom it may concern y Be it known that we, CHARLES E. SEEMAN andLOUIS V. BARACH, citizens of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh,in the county of Allegheny and State of Penn- Sylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in vSectional Billiard Ques, ofwhich the following is a specificat1on. A H

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cuesused to impel the balls in billiard and other games.

Important objects of the invention are to provide a cue which is capableof being readilv separated into sections and which is provided with ahollow butt portion forming a chamber in which the shaft portion of thecue may be conveniently housed, .thereby providing compactness tofacilitate the handling, packing and transportation of the cue.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sectional cue,of thetype stated, in a manner as hereinafter set forth which includesreplaceable section vconnecting elements capable of maintaining the cuerigid and vunyielding when assembled regardless of the frequency thatsaid sections are separated and assembled. In sectional cues nowcommonly in use the utility of the cue is completely destroyed when thesection connecting elements become Worn from use,

because preventing a' positive rigidco'nJ nection eminently essentialfor -the'proper use of a cue.

Further objects of the invention are to rovide a cue of the characterspecified which includes buffer means for mitigating the annoyancecausedby the prevalent habitof players of thumping the butt yend of the cueupon the floor and further to protect the cue butt from ing'ury due tosuch thumping action, which is simple in its construction andarrangement, strong, durable and efficient infits use, attractive inappearance and comparatively 1 inexpensive to. manufacture.

lVith these and other objects in view, that will appear in the followingdescription, our resent invention is a cue that embodies tlie peculiarfeatures of construction and novel arrangement of parts hereinafterexplained in ldetail, specifically pointed out in the appended claims,and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which forms a portion ofthis specifica tion and wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a longitudinal sectional view of a cue in accordance with ourinvention. Figure 2 is a like View of a modified form. Referringin-detail to the drawing Figure l illustrates a cue comprising a buttsection 1 and a shaft section 2,`which in combination form a straighttapering cue of the usual regulation contoun The butt section 1 consistsof a hollow body member 3, forming a chamber 4, and is preferablyconstructed from light metal, namely, aluminum or the like. The upperend of the chamber 4 is open, while the lower end thereof is formed witha bottom 5 of considerable thickness.

The body member 3 is enclosed in a casing\6, which is preferably madefrom bakelite or any other suitable composition material and moldedaround the body member 3; or the case 6 may be constructed in the formof a tube of suitable material and slipped over the body member 3.

'lhe upper end 7 of the body member 3 projects above the upper end `ofthe casing 6 and is threadably engaged, as at 8, by the buffer casing 9.The lower end 10 of the bodymember 3 extends below the lower end of thecasing and is thread-4 -abl'y` engaged, as at 11, by a ferrule 12.

The outer diameters of the buffer casing 9 and the ferrule 12 are suchas to form an unbroken,` symmetrical continuity, relatively to theperiphery of the casing 6.

The buffer 13, constructed from rubber and semi-spherical in contour, isdetachably fixed in the bufercasing 9 by the turned in upper. edges 14of the lat-ter, and its engagement withthe ring 15. The ring 15 isformed with peripheral threads in engagement with the threaded innerwall of the buffer casing 13. A set screw13, extending through the Wallof the buffe-r cas ing 13 and engaging the body member 3,

is employed to lock the buffer elements against accidental rehase uponthe body member 3. y

The shaft section 2 comprises a hollow body member 16, enclosed in acasing 17. The member 16 and casing 17 are made from materialscorresponding to those employed in the construction of the butt seotion1 above described.

The lower end ofthe body member 16 is provided with a tip 18 or" theusual con- V struction and the upper endl 19, thereoie projects abovethe upper end of the casing 17 and is threadably engaged as at 2G, by aferrule 21. The periphery of the ferrule 21 is in tapering alinementwith the peripheral surfaces of the ferrule 12 and the upper end of thecasing 17, contiguous thereto.

The faces of the abutting ends 10 and 19 of the body members 3 and 16,respectively, are each provided with an embedded sleeve 22 having outerthreads to provide threaded engagement, as at 23, with respecl' tiveends 10 and 19g The sleeves 22 are mounted in respective parts inaccurate vertical alinement, relatively to each other, and normally areper manently fixed in position. lt will be'note'd, however, that thesleeves 22 may he readA ily replaced if found necessary in praotice.

The sleeves 22 are formed with internal. threads and jointly engage thestud bolt 2d, 'which latter forms the connecting medium for securing the'butt section 1., and the sha-ft section 2 together. The stud bolt 24:,as illustrated, is preferably formed with respective one-half portionsthereof provided with right and left-hand screw threads, but it isobvious that a stud bolt having but one continuous kind or screw threadsmay be also successfully employed. However, with this. latterconstruction it could not be determined in which section the stud boltwould remain when said sections are sep'i,- rated, while in the formerconstruction this could be determined by holding one section and turningthe other, or vice versa, as sired.. e

Ilhe chamber d formed in the body meinloer 3, is of sufficient size tohouse the ent shaft section 2 of. the cue, thereby pro ing compactnessto facilitate handling, paci ing or transportation. 'The hollow Shri:section 2 provides for ie reduction a weight of the cue and its economicmanutan-- ture by the saving of material,

The modified :term olf the device illus trat-ed in Figure 2 of thedrawing is identical in construction as 'that above described.relatively to the preferred 'form with the inoaeoe ,inglthe upper endvof the butt member to the `lower end of the shaft member, a rigidapertured Ibuller arresting disk mounted against the lower open end ofthe butt member, a resilient buffer positioned against sald disk andmeans for coupling the bui'ifer with the butt section.

2. A billiard cue comprising a butt iii-- cluding al hollow metallictapered body permanently closed at a point removed from its upper endand having an open loweron the opposed ends of said memebrs and abuttingagainst said casings, and means mounted in the closed terminal ortionsat theiopposed ends of said bodies ior connecting said members togetherin abutting relation.

3. A billiard cue comprising 'a butt including a. hollow metallictapered body permanently closed at point removed from its. upper andhaving an open lower ind, said member further including iibrous,nclosing casing Jfor and terminating at a oint reino-ved :from each endof said body,

' :fieber iorinedota a hollow metallic body permanently closed at pointemoved from its lower end, said shaiit memurther including a fibrousenclosing metallic body and terminatremoved from the lower end iferrnlesmounted on 'the opof said members and abutting easings" l means oountedorti'ons ne opf lies for comi-acting 'Jgetlier in abutting relation, l'ou er arresting dish positioned lower end of body of the o. resilientbutler mounted e outer face ci the disk, and means with the body of thebutt member e' said buffer therewith. l rd cue 4comprising a pair ofopposed spaced taper/ed ihrous c f hollow tapered metallic body mountedin eac-h casing and proiecting `trom the nner thc-meot, the proiectingends oi said ermanen y closed, and means f connecting the inner endstogetner.

one comprising t fibrous lill? Monson bodies being permanently closed,means for detachably connecting the inner ends of seid bodies together,and ferrules mounted on the projecting ends of said bodies andinterposed Ibetween the inner ends of seid casings.

6. A billiard cue comprising a. detachable butt member formed of ehollow metallicbody enclosed by a snugly fitting casing of fibrousmaterial terminatin at a. point removed from the lower en of seid bodywhereby the latter will project beyond the lower end of the casing, saidbody having* yineens having threaded engagement with the threadedterminal portion o seid body and artially overlappin In testimonywhereof we ax our signa,-

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the buier for coupling it with seid mem r.

